Kittilä Airport to Levi Transfers Private Cars, Minibuses & Ski Transfers to Levi, Sirkka & the Fell Cabins

Fixed-price door-to-door ski transfers from Kittilä Airport to Levi

Kittilä Airport sits 19 km from Levi, and a private car lists at £81 one way. Allow about 25 minutes on a flat forest road. It is short enough that a plane landing in the polar dark can still have you at your cabin door before dinner, which is not something you can say about many ski arrivals.

Rovaniemi is the other way in, 175 km to the south. Reckon on a little over two hours through the forest and £748 for the same car, so price that drive before you book the cheaper flight north.

Private car from £81 · 8-seat minibus from £171 · Free cancellation up to 24 hours before travel · Prices are indicative. Check hoppa.com for live prices.

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What Levi skiers ask before they book

The two airports, the 19 km drive from Kittilä, and what a transfer costs from each.

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The basics

How long is the transfer from Kittilä Airport to Levi?

About 25 minutes for the 19 km, door to door, which makes it one of the shortest ski transfers in Europe. Add a few minutes after heavy snow or in a hard frost, because nobody in Lapland rushes a packed-snow road.

How much is a Kittilä Airport to Levi transfer?

Kittilä to Levi is £81 in a private car for up to 3 people, or £171 in an 8-seat minibus. Both are indicative.

Which airport is closest to Levi?

Kittilä Airport (KTT), 19 km away and about 25 minutes by road. It is the closest airport to any ski resort in Finland, and in winter it takes direct flights from a handful of European cities alongside the Helsinki service.

Is it worth flying into Rovaniemi instead?

Only if the flight is the reason. Rovaniemi (RVN) is 175 km away and about 2 hours 10 minutes by road, and a private car from there is £748 against £81 from Kittilä. Price the transfer before you book the cheaper flight.

Is there a bus from Kittilä Airport to Levi?

Yes. Local buses meet flights and run to the resort in around half an hour, ticketed per person. They are good value if you are travelling light, and less so with ski bags, boot bags and a pushchair at minus twenty.

Is there a shared shuttle from Kittilä Airport to Levi?

There is no shared shuttle on this route. Every hoppa transfer here is a private vehicle, priced per vehicle rather than per person, so the fare splits between your group.

Which vehicle fits my group?

How many people and how much luggage fit in each vehicle?

Vehicle categories include Sedan, Business Sedan, Minivan, Business Minivan, Minibus and Bus. Each has a strict insured maximum for passengers and luggage that drivers must adhere to. Default luggage allowance is one 24-inch suitcase per passenger — bags larger than 24″ count as two pieces. Choose a category that fits both your party and your bags.

Will I get the exact car shown in the picture?

Vehicle images are for illustration only. You're booking a category, not a specific model — and we may upgrade you to a higher category at no extra charge if your selected one isn't available.

Can I add a child seat for my baby or toddler?

Yes. We offer infant carriers, baby seats and boosters depending on your supplier and route. Add the seat type you need during booking so it can be confirmed in advance.

How much does a child seat cost?

The first child seat in your booking is included free. Any additional seats may carry a fee from the supplier — the exact amount is shown in your booking quote before you pay, so there are no surprises.

I forgot to request a child seat — can I add it after booking?

Yes. Contact customer service as soon as possible to add it to your booking. Late requests are honoured subject to availability, so the sooner you ask, the better. Important: no refund or replacement applies if a driver arrives without a seat that wasn't requested in time.

Is my child seat guaranteed once I've added it to my booking?

If you've added the seat at the time of booking, it's confirmed with your transport supplier. Seats requested after the booking is placed are subject to availability. If a seat ends up unavailable on arrival because it wasn't requested in time, no refund applies.

Can I bring a pet or service animal?

Yes, at no extra charge. Notify us at booking so the right vehicle is allocated. Important: animals count toward the vehicle's passenger capacity — so a 5-seat vehicle with two pets has three human seats.

Do you have wheelchair-accessible options?

Yes. Note any accessibility need (wheelchair, mobility scooter, special assistance) in the booking comments. We work with specialised partners and make reasonable efforts to accommodate.

What if my flight is delayed?

Will my driver wait if my flight is late?

Yes. Your driver waits up to 60 minutes free after your scheduled arrival for airport pickups. For international flights, there's also a 30-minute buffer added on top — so your driver's free waiting period starts after that buffer ends.

What if my flight is delayed by more than 2 hours?

Contact customer service to reschedule. If we can't pick you up at the new time, the order is cancelled without charge.

What if my flight is cancelled entirely?

Your transfer is cancelled free of charge. Contact customer service immediately so we can update the booking.

What if my flight is diverted to a different airport?

Contact us immediately. We'll do our best to reschedule your pickup — though we can't guarantee a free transfer if the new airport is in a different region or significantly further from your destination.

Where will I meet my driver?

24 hours before pickup we send a final SMS or WhatsApp with the exact meeting point and your driver's contact details. Meet & greet at the arrival gate is available on request, subject to airport policy — if not possible at the gate, we'll assign an alternative meeting point.

What if I'm stuck inside the airport (luggage, immigration)?

Use the emergency number on your e-ticket to call the driver or local supplier and let them know you're still in the terminal. The driver will wait through their free period and, if reached in time, can sometimes extend.

What counts as a no-show?

Not appearing within the free waiting period and being unreachable for additional time. No-shows are charged in full and non-refundable.

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Where can I find a discount code?

Active offers are applied automatically when you search — there's nothing to enter manually. To see what's currently running, check our discount codes page or our homepage banner.

Should I book early?

Yes. We recommend booking at least 24 hours in advance for the best vehicle selection. Bookings within 24 hours are subject to availability and may carry an expedited service fee. Booking early also locks in today's price.

Is there a low-deposit option?

On selected services and destinations, yes — pay a deposit now and the balance before your travel date. If the balance isn't paid in time the booking auto-cancels and the deposit is forfeited. Note: low-deposit bookings can't be paid with hoppa Credits.

What is Refund Protect?

An optional add-on at checkout from our partner Refund Protect. If you (or anyone in your party) can't attend for a covered reason, you receive 100% of your booking back. Refund Protect's decision is final — see their full terms when adding the option.

Can I use hoppa Credits from a previous booking?

Yes. hoppa Credits apply automatically to your next booking when you log in with the same email. They expire 12 months after issue, can't be transferred between accounts, and can't be combined with low-deposit bookings.

Can I cancel and get a refund?

Yes, depending on timing and vehicle size. Up to 7 seats: free cancellation more than 24 hours before pickup; 100% charge within 24 hours. 8–14 seats: free outside 48 hours. 16+ seats: free outside 14 days, 50% within 14–7 days, 100% within 7 days. Approved refunds process within 14 days to your original payment method.

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Why pre-book instead of grabbing a taxi at arrivals?

Fixed price quoted upfront (no meter, no surprise tolls), driver waits up to 60 minutes free if your flight's late, meet & greet on request, child seats and accessibility bookable in advance, 24/7 multilingual support, and a clear cancellation policy if plans change.

Aren't I just paying a middleman fee?

Your payment covers both our booking service and the supplier's fare — we pay the supplier on your behalf. That's what gives you a fixed all-in price, dispute resolution, and a single point of contact if anything goes wrong on the trip.

Are the drivers vetted and licensed?

We only work with established local transport partners who meet our service and safety standards, and who operate under their own local licensing and insurance requirements. Each supplier is contracted directly by hoppa.

Is my booking and payment secure?

Yes. Payments are processed through industry-standard encryption and secure payment gateways. Your booking details and personal information are protected throughout the transaction.

Can I read verified reviews?

Yes — thousands of travellers share their journey feedback on our website and on Trustpilot, so you can see real experiences from past passengers before you book.

What if something goes wrong on the day?

24/7 phone support is available in English, Spanish and Chinese; chat support runs in all languages. Emergency contact numbers are on your e-ticket so you can reach support or the local supplier directly.

How do I complain after the trip?

Any complaint must reach customer service within 30 days of the date of service. Email customer service with your booking reference.

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Where's my e-ticket and pickup time?

A confirmation email goes out immediately after booking, a reminder 7 days before, and final pickup details by SMS or WhatsApp 24 hours before. Everything is also visible in My Bookings when you log in.

Can I get a VAT invoice for expenses?

Yes — contact customer service within 30 days of your trip to issue an invoice.

I left something in the car

Contact customer service as soon as possible. We'll make reasonable efforts to recover and return your item, but we can't guarantee retrieval and don't accept liability for items left behind.

Smoking, damage and cleaning fees

Smoking or vaping in any vehicle triggers a minimum cleaning fee and the driver may end the trip; the fare becomes non-refundable. Rubbish, spills or other damage in the vehicle can also incur a cleaning fee. Both are disclosed before they are applied.

What are hoppa Credits?

Credit issued on refunds or as a goodwill gesture. They apply automatically to your next booking when you log in with the same email, expire 12 months after issue, can't be transferred, and can't be combined with low-deposit bookings.

How do I cancel my booking? Can I get a refund?

Cancel from your account or by contacting support. Refund depends on timing and vehicle size: up to 7 seats — free outside 24 hours, 100% charge within 24 hours. 8–14 seats — free outside 48 hours. 16+ seats — free outside 14 days, 50% within 14–7 days, 100% within 7 days.

Can I change my booking details?

Yes, but only for: passenger names, contact numbers, number of passengers, and luggage count (within the booked vehicle's capacity). One free modification is allowed if your booking is eligible. For other changes — including route, vehicle category or pickup point — you'll need to cancel and rebook at the current price.

How long do refunds take to process?

Approved refunds are processed within 14 days to your original payment method.

Common problems on the Kittilä to Levi run, and how hoppa solves them

Kittilä is a small airport, the drive is short, and your flight will very probably land at night. Those three facts shape everything below: the snags that catch people out on the way into Levi, and the fix for each.

Challenge	Solution	How do we solve it?
You land in the dark, in cold you have never stood in	Be met inside, and be in a warm vehicle within minutes.	Your driver waits inside the arrivals hall at Kittilä holding a board with your surname, and the drive to Levi is about 25 minutes. You are outside for the walk to the vehicle and no longer. That is worth more here than it is anywhere in the Alps.
You booked a cheaper flight into Rovaniemi and did not price the drive	Compare the whole journey, not the airfare.	Rovaniemi is 175 km from Levi — about 2 hours 10 minutes, and £748 for a private car against £81 from Kittilä. On a route where one airport is nine times the price of the other, the flight is not the whole decision.
Your connection through Helsinki slips and the last flight north is tight	Book a transfer with flight tracking.	hoppa watches your inbound flight and moves the Kittilä pickup to match. Airport arrivals carry 60 minutes of free waiting after your scheduled landing, plus 30 minutes more on international flights, so a delay costs you nothing.
The ski bags, boot bags and snowsuits do not fit the car that arrives	Declare the gear at booking, not at the kerb.	Tell hoppa how many ski, board and boot bags you are carrying and the vehicle sent has the space — a private MPV from £92 rather than a saloon. The standard allowance is one bag per person up to 24 inches; anything longer counts as two pieces.
Your cabin address says Sirkka, or a fell road, and not "Levi"	Give the property name at booking.	Levi is a village with cabins spread along the roads around the fell, and the postal village is Sirkka. A private transfer goes to the address you give, so put the property name in rather than the resort and your driver arrives at the right door.
There are seven of you and the pricing looks upside down	Price the 8-seat minibus first.	On this route the 7-seat minibus lists at £213 while the 8-seat lists at £171. That is genuinely what the search returns, so a group of seven should book the bigger vehicle and take the spare seat for the ski bags.
Ice, darkness and reindeer on the road, after a day of flying	Use a local operator who drives it every winter.	The road in is flat and straight — there is no pass and no hairpin here. What makes it a winter drive is a packed-snow surface, a few hours of usable light and animals on the verge. Vetted local fleets run studded winter tyres and drive it daily.

Why do Levi travellers choose a private transfer with hoppa?

Nobody lies awake worrying about the fare. What unsettles people is the first few minutes at a tiny Arctic airport: cold that catches in your throat, no daylight to steer by, and 19 km of black forest between the baggage belt and your bed. Knowing who is meeting you, and how long you will stand outside, puts all of that away.

The operators here drive the Kittilä road every night of the season, on studded tyres, in the dark. Your vehicle, your fare and your meeting point are fixed the moment you book, and 24 hours before pickup the driver's name, number and registration land in your inbox.

That fare covers all of the following:

A price that is already final. Tolls, taxes and the driver's fee sit inside it, and snow does not change it afterwards.
Someone inside the terminal with your surname on a board. No message telling you to walk out and find a car in a dark car park.
A drop at the door you named, in the village centre or out on a fell road at the end of a track.
Space for the kit. Declare your skis, boards, boot bags and snowsuits and you get a vehicle built to swallow them.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before travel on vehicles seating 7 or fewer.
Flight tracking with 60 minutes of free waiting after your scheduled landing, plus a 30 minute international buffer.

That leaves three real ways into Levi: a private vehicle, the local bus, or a hire car you take onto ice on your first night here.

	With a standard ride app	When you book with hoppa
The driver	Whoever accepts the job, in a car you have to pick out of a dark car park.	A vetted local operator who drives the Kittilä road to Levi all winter, with name, number and vehicle sent 24 hours ahead.
The price	A headline fare, then a luggage supplement and a night rate explained to you at the kerb.	£81 for a private car, fixed at booking. Tolls, taxes, the driver's fee and any night surcharge are already in it.
Where you are met	A message telling you to find a vehicle outside, in the cold, with your skis.	A driver inside the arrivals hall with a name board, and a phone number that reaches a person in about 11 seconds.
The vehicle	A saloon with a boot that takes two suitcases, and the board bags left on the snow.	Sized from the gear you declared: car, MPV, minibus or coach, on studded winter tyres as standard.
A delayed flight	The ride is gone, and the next bus north is tomorrow.	The pickup moves with your inbound flight. 60 minutes of free waiting, plus 30 more on an international arrival.
Where you are dropped	A stop in the village, then your bags along an icy road to find the cabin.	The door of the property you named anywhere in Levi, Sirkka or out on the fell roads.
When plans change	A non-refundable booking, or a phone queue in another time zone.	Free cancellation up to 24 hours before travel on 7 seats and under. Support answers in an average of 11 seconds, 24/7.

How long is the transfer from Kittilä or Rovaniemi to Levi?

Kittilä to Levi is 19 km and roughly 25 minutes. Rovaniemi to Levi is 175 km and about 2 hours 10 minutes. Put the fares next to those numbers and the gap widens rather than narrows: £81 from Kittilä against £748 from Rovaniemi for the identical private car.

So the decision is easy, and it belongs at the flight-booking stage rather than after it. Rovaniemi still earns its place when the northern flights are sold out, when you fancy a night in the Arctic city first, or when your inbound schedule simply puts you there.

Route	Drive time	Approx. cost per vehicle	Vehicle type
Kittilä (KTT) to Levi	~25 min · 19 km	£81–£171private car to 8-seat minibus	Private car — the closest airport to any ski resort in Finland
Rovaniemi (RVN) to Levi	~2 hr 10 min · 175 km	£748–£1,182private car to 8-seat minibus	Private car — the city gateway, and nine times the drive

Please note: Drive times assume clear roads. Allow longer from either airport after heavy snow, and up to two and a half hours from Rovaniemi in hard winter conditions. Each price runs from a private car to an 8-seat minibus on that exact route, so the top of the range is a bigger vehicle rather than a surcharge. Prices are indicative.

A small timber cabin at the edge of the forest in deep unbroken snow, under a pink and lilac twilight sky

How much is a Kittilä Airport to Levi transfer?

A private car to Levi is £81 one way, and that is the vehicle rather than the seat. Up to 3 of you travel on it with your gear. It buys 19 km and about 25 minutes to the door, whatever hour your flight lands at.

Seats and ski bags set the ladder below. One rung on it is genuinely upside down, and it is worth spotting before you book:

Private car, from £81 for up to 3.
Private MPV, from £92 for up to 4, and £97 for 5, with the boot four board bags actually need.
Executive car, from £148, up to 3.
Private minibus, from £171 for 8 seats and their gear.
Executive MPV, from £187, up to 4.
Large minibus, from £423 for 10, £506 for 12, £632 for 14 and £674 for 16.

Seven of you? Price the 8-seat minibus first. The booking search returns £213 for the 7-seat and £171 for the 8-seat on this route, so the larger vehicle is the cheaper booking and the empty seat takes your ski bags.

Landing at Rovaniemi instead lifts every rung a long way. Over the 175 km from there a private car is £748, an MPV £860 and an 8-seat minibus £1,182. Prices are indicative.

Not every group needs a private car. The right vehicle for Levi is decided by your ski bags as much as your headcount — four people with four board bags and four snowsuits need an MPV, not a saloon. Beyond the priced options above, hoppa also runs:

Wheelchair accessible minibus: 1 to 6 seats, for travellers and families with mobility needs. Request it at booking.
Private coach: up to 60 seats for a club trip or a corporate group. Vehicles seating 16 or more need 14 days' notice to cancel free of charge.

Child seats are free — the first one at no charge, requested at booking. Pets and service animals are permitted and count toward the vehicle's passenger allowance.

Vehicle type	Max passengers	Luggage capacity	Why choose this option?	Estimated price (one-way)
Private car	Up to 3	Up to 3 ski or board bags	Direct door-to-door from arrivals — the simplest way for couples and small groups to get off a late flight and into the warm.	From £81
Private MPV	Up to 4	Up to 4 ski or board bags	Families who need boot space as well as seats. Snowsuits and boot bags take more room than people expect.	From £92
Private MPV (5 passengers)	Up to 5	Up to 5 ski or board bags	Five travellers and their gear in one vehicle, on the same fixed all-in fare.	From £97
Executive car	Up to 3	Up to 3 ski or board bags	A better car for the transfer at each end of the week, or a business arrival into Kittilä.	From £148
Private minibus	Up to 8	Up to 8 ski or board bags	The cheapest way per head for a cabin or hotel group, on one fixed price split between you. Also the right choice for seven — the 7-seat lists higher than the 8-seat here.	From £171
Executive MPV	Up to 4	Up to 4 ski or board bags	Executive comfort with room for the gear — four passengers with four board bags and no compromise.	From £187
Large minibus (10–14)	Up to 14	Up to 14 ski or board bags	A full group arriving together, with the ski bags in the same vehicle as the people. Vehicles seating 8 to 14 need 48 hours' notice to cancel free of charge.	From £423
Large minibus (16)	Up to 16	Up to 16 ski or board bags	Club trips and school groups. Vehicles seating 16 or more need 14 days' notice to cancel free of charge.	From £674

Lock in your Levi transfer rate

A few things worth knowing before you book:

Book from the airport your plane actually lands at. Kittilä is £81 for a private car and Rovaniemi £748 for the same one, and a transfer bought for either cannot be redirected to the other on the day.
Seven of you? Look at the 8-seat. The 7-seat minibus lists at £213 here and the 8-seat at £171, so the larger vehicle is the cheaper booking.
Give the property name, not just "Levi". Cabins run for miles along the roads around the fell and the postal village is Sirkka, so your driver needs an address rather than an area.
Declare the ski bags. One bag per person up to 24 inches is standard; over 24 inches counts as two pieces, and that decides the vehicle.
Ask for the child seat at booking. The first one is free, but it has to be requested in advance.
Cancellation runs off the vehicle size. 24 hours on 7 seats and under, 48 hours on 8 to 14, 14 days on 16 and above.
Book the return while you are there. The car comes back to the cabin door it dropped you at, which is worth something at the end of a week with wet ski bags and an early flight.
Booking inside 24 hours still works, though an expedited booking fee applies.

An aerial view at twilight of a ploughed road running straight through flat, snow-covered spruce forest

How to book your Kittilä Airport to Levi transfer

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Use the search bar to tell us your arrival airport (Kittilä or Rovaniemi), your travel dates and your Levi address — hotel, apartment or cabin. Use the property name so the driver has the exact address rather than the resort.

Choose your transfer

Compare private vehicles side by side — private car from £81, private MPV from £92, private minibus from £171, executive car from £148 or a large minibus from £423. All prices and journey times are shown upfront.

Add what you are carrying

Tell us how many ski, board and boot bags are coming, and request a child seat if you need one — the first is free. Pets and service animals are permitted and count toward the vehicle's passenger allowance.

Confirm and travel

Pay once, in advance, at the price shown. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro and PayPal at checkout. Your e-ticket names the meeting point in Kittilä arrivals, hoppa tracks your inbound flight, and the driver's details arrive 24 hours before pickup. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before travel on vehicles seating 7 or fewer.

How else can you get from Kittilä Airport to Levi?

Five ways in, and they are not interchangeable. Nothing lands or stops at Levi itself, so every option below finishes on the same 19 km of road out of Kittilä.

What separates them is the last part, not the fare. A bus ticket costs less on paper and finishes at a stop in the village, and in Lapland two hundred metres of packed snow with ski bags on your shoulder is not a small detail.

Transport option	Indicative price to Levi	Journey time	What's included / what to watch for
hoppa private car (Kittilä Airport to Levi)	From £81 per vehicle	~25 min	Fixed all-in price. A named driver waits inside Kittilä arrivals with a name board, then door-to-door to your Levi hotel, apartment or cabin. Studded winter tyres as standard, and the price does not move because it snowed.
Local bus from Kittilä Airport	Ticketed per person	~30 min	Cheap and genuinely useful, if you are travelling light. Buses meet flights and run to the resort in around half an hour, dropping at stops in the village rather than at your door. You travel on the timetable, and luggage space is whatever is left.
hoppa private minibus (Kittilä Airport to Levi)	From £171 per vehicle	~25 min	The cheapest way per head, for a group. Eight seats with room for the ski bags, on one fixed all-in price split between you. Book this rather than the 7-seat, which lists at £213. There is no shared shuttle on this route, so a private vehicle is the hoppa option either way.
Night train to Kolari, then the road	Ticketed per person	Not a through journey	No railway reaches Levi. Kolari is the end of the line and the closest station, about 80 km away — roughly an hour to an hour and a half by road depending on conditions. The sleeper from the south is a fine way to travel, and it still finishes with a transfer, with your ski bags, at whatever hour the train arrives.
Hire car from the airport	Day rate + fuel and fees	~25 min	Worth it if you want to explore Lapland beyond the fell, though Levi is compact and the ski bus covers the lifts. Winter tyres are a legal requirement in Finland through the winter months, so confirm what is fitted. Then you drive a dark, snow-packed road after a day of flying, and you dig the car out each morning.
Turning up and hoping for a taxi	No fixed price	Varies	Avoid. Kittilä is a small airport and its taxi rank is sized for the flights, not for a full charter landing at once. A fare arranged on the spot has no fixed price, no guarantee of room for four board bags, and nothing to fall back on if the queue outruns the cars.

What should you know about travelling to Levi in winter?

Levi is Finland's number one ski resort, up in Lapland well north of the Arctic Circle. What you ski is a fell: a low, rounded hill, bare on top, with the tree line partway down and flat forest running out in every direction. No valley, no pass, no glacier. The gondola out of the village is a short ride rather than a climb.

That shape decides your transfer. The road in is straight and level, so the driving is never the hard part. Darkness, ice and cold are what make it a winter journey.

The drive is short, and shortness counts for more up here. 19 km from Kittilä Airport, about 25 minutes. On a night cold enough to hurt, the only time you spend outdoors is the walk from the terminal door to the vehicle.
Snow arrives early and stays. The season opens in November and runs long, which is why race teams train this far north. Nobody here watches a December forecast.
The dark is real, and it is half the reason people come. For a few weeks either side of the new year the sun stays below the horizon. In its place you get hours of blue and pink twilight, floodlit pistes, and the best odds of an aurora anywhere in Europe on a clear night.
Winter equipment is not optional. Winter tyres are a legal requirement in Finland through the winter months, and every vetted operator on this route runs studded tyres as standard.

Skiing is only part of what people book Levi for. Husky safaris, reindeer sleighs, snowmobiles and aurora hunts out beyond the village lights fill the hours the short days leave over. Levi also sits in a cluster of Lapland resorts, with Ylläs about 50 km off, Rovaniemi 175 km south and Ruka a long day's drive east, and a resort-to-resort transfer books exactly like an airport one. If you are still choosing, Finland has more of them than most people realise.

A band of green aurora over a forested ridge, with the lights of a timber building below it

Your Levi arrival guide, from Kittilä Airport to the first lift

Few ski arrivals are this simple. Oversized baggage off the belt, one small hall, then 19 km of forest road to the village.

Below is that sequence step by step, plus what changes if your flight puts you into Rovaniemi instead.

Ski-goers' arrival guide to Levi

Everything you need from wheels down at Kittilä to first chair on the fell.

Landing at Kittilä Getting to Levi Your first ski day Practical essentials

Landing at Kittilä Airport (KTT)

Kittilä is the closest airport to any ski resort in Finland — 19 km from Levi, about 25 minutes by road, and £81 for a private car. In winter it takes direct flights from a handful of European cities alongside the Helsinki service, and most arrivals here are skiers.

One small terminal

There is one terminal and one arrivals hall, which is the best thing about arriving here: baggage reclaim, the exit and your driver are all within about thirty seconds of each other. Your e-ticket names the meeting point, so read it before you land rather than in the baggage hall.

Meeting your hoppa driver

Your driver waits in the arrivals hall, holding a name board with your surname. Twenty-four hours before pickup hoppa sends a final message with the exact spot, the vehicle details and your driver's contact number — so you are never standing outside in the cold working out which vehicle is yours.

Airport arrivals carry 60 minutes of free waiting after your scheduled landing, plus a 30 minute buffer on international flights
Your driver tracks the inbound flight, so a delay through Helsinki moves the pickup rather than losing it
If you cannot see them, stay inside and call the number on your e-ticket — hoppa answers in an average of 11 seconds, and it is a person, not a chatbot

Tip: put your hat, gloves and proper coat in your hand luggage, not the ski bag. The walk from the terminal door to the vehicle is short, but it is a Lapland winter out there and the baggage belt is not where you want to be unpacking.

Baggage & ski gear

Skis and boards are checked in as special baggage and come off a designated oversized belt rather than the standard carousel. Follow the signed oversized baggage area and allow extra time for it — on a transfer this short, that belt is genuinely the slowest part of your day.

Tell hoppa how many ski, board and boot bags you are carrying when you book, so the vehicle sent has the space. The standard allowance is one bag per person up to 24 inches, and anything longer counts as two pieces.

Landing at Rovaniemi instead

Rovaniemi (RVN) sits 175 km away, about 2 hours 10 minutes by road, from £748 for a private car and £1,182 for an 8-seat minibus. It is a bigger airport with more flights, and the transfer costs nine times as much — so price both before you book the flight. Whichever you choose, book the transfer for the airport you are actually landing at: it cannot be redirected on the day.

The road up to the fell

The route runs north from the airport, past Kittilä village, then straight on through spruce and birch forest until the fell shows up ahead of you out of flat ground. There are no hairpins, no pass and no gradient to speak of — 19 km, about 25 minutes, and the surface is packed snow from November onwards.

What the drive is actually like

Dark, probably. At midwinter there is no real daylight to lose, so most arrivals see forest, snow banks and headlights. Local drivers watch the verges: reindeer stand in the road here and they do not move for a horn. It is a calm, easy drive done at a sensible speed, and it is over before you have finished thawing.

Worth knowing: the supermarkets are in the village, not out on the fell roads. If you are self-catering in a cabin, ask your driver to stop on the way through — it is a few minutes and it saves a cold walk on your first evening.

Where you are dropped

Levi is a compact village with cabins spread around it, so the address matters:

The village centre — hotels and apartments at the foot of the gondola, walking distance from the lifts, the shops and the bars
Sirkka — the postal village name your booking confirmation may use, and the same place
The fell roads — quieter cabins spread through the forest around the slopes, where a car or a transfer is the difference between a holiday and a hike
Kittilä village — 19 km down the road, cheaper beds and a real town, but you commute to the lifts

Give the property name when you book and your driver goes to the door. A resort ski bus links the lift bases and the village, but it is designed for skiers with skis, not for families with four board bags and a week's luggage.

Going on somewhere else

Resort-to-resort runs are booked the same way: Ylläs is about 50 km and an hour, Rovaniemi 175 km and about 2 hours 10 minutes, Saariselkä around 230 km and three and a half hours, and Ruka some 330 km east — a four and a half to five hour drive, and a genuine day out. From Helsinki it is 997 km by road, so fly the last leg: about an hour and a half to Kittilä, then 25 minutes to your door.

Your first day on the fell

Levi is Finland's number one ski resort, and it does not look like an Alpine one. The fell is low, rounded and treeless on top, with wide open runs up high and tree-lined ones below, served by a gondola straight out of the village. Nothing here is intimidating, which is exactly why it suits families, beginners and mixed-ability groups so well.

Skiing in the dark, on purpose

Floodlit runs — at these latitudes night skiing is not a novelty, it is how the early and late season works
Blue hours — around midwinter the light goes from deep blue to pink and back without the sun clearing the horizon, and it is the reason photographers come
Cross-country — groomed trails run out from the village through the forest, and they are as much the point here as the downhill
Snow from November — the season starts early and runs long, so a trip booked months ahead is not a gamble on a forecast

More than skiing

Husky safaris, reindeer, snowmobiles, ice fishing and aurora hunts out away from the village lights. Book the aurora trips for a night or two into your stay rather than the evening you land — cloud decides them, and you want a spare night in hand.

Tip: dress for standing still, not for skiing. The cold that catches people out here is not on the piste, it is on a snowmobile or waiting for the lights, and the difference is a proper base layer and a spare pair of gloves.

Timing your arrival

A morning flight into Kittilä has you on the fell by lunchtime — 19 km is short enough to ski the day you land. Evening arrivals are normal here and transfers run through the night: a nighttime surcharge applies between 22:00 and 08:00 local time and is already in the price you agreed.

Practical essentials

Your transfer, in numbers

Free waiting on airport arrivals: 60 minutes after your scheduled landing, plus a 30 minute buffer on international flights
Free waiting on departures and point-to-point: 15 minutes after the scheduled pickup time
Cancellation: 24 hours before travel on 7 seats and under, 48 hours on 8 to 14 seats, 14 days on 16 seats and above — all for a full refund
Child seats: the first one is free. Request it at booking
Luggage: one bag per person up to 24 inches. Over 24 inches counts as two pieces
Nighttime surcharge: 22:00 to 08:00 local time, already included in the price you agree
Booking inside 24 hours: possible, with an expedited booking fee
Pets and service animals: permitted, counting toward the vehicle's passenger allowance

Paying, and what you owe the driver

Nothing. Your transfer is paid once, upfront, in the currency you booked it in, so there is no cash to find and no card machine at the kerb. At checkout hoppa accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro and PayPal.

Winter driving rules

Winter tyres are a legal requirement in Finland through the winter months, and every vetted operator on this route runs studded tyres as standard. If you hire a car instead, confirm what is fitted before you leave the airport — and be realistic about driving a dark, snow-packed road at the end of a travel day.

If something goes wrong

hoppa's support team answers in an average of 11 seconds, 24/7, across chat, email and phone, with a 99.7% call answer rate. Any complaint must reach customer service within 30 days of the date of service.

Before you leave home: screenshot your e-ticket. The meeting point, your driver's number and the emergency line are the three things you want on the screen rather than in the cloud — and cold flattens a phone battery faster than you expect.

What to expect on the road to Levi

Twenty-five minutes of flat forest road from Kittilä, or a little over two hours up from Rovaniemi. Here is what each drive is actually like.

Spruce trees encased in snow in a Lapland forest

Kittilä (KTT) to Levi — the main gateway (~25 min)

19 km north through spruce and birch forest, flat and straight the whole way, until the fell appears ahead of you. Private car from £81 direct to your hotel, apartment or cabin door. No airport in Europe sits closer to a ski resort.

The northern lights above a snow-covered landscape in Finnish Lapland

Rovaniemi (RVN) to Levi — the city gateway (~2 hr 10 min)

175 km north through the forest, about two hours and ten minutes. Private car from £748, 8-seat minibus from £1,182. A bigger airport with more flights, and a transfer nine times the Kittilä fare — worth pricing before you book the cheaper seat.

A lone figure walking away down a snow-packed path between snow-laden pines

Helsinki to Levi — fly the last leg (997 km by road)

997 km separates the capital from the fell, so the sensible route is the air one: about an hour and a half up to Kittilä, then 25 minutes to your door. Book the transfer for the airport you land at in Lapland, not the one you connected through.

Can I cancel or change my hoppa transfer?

Yes. Plans change, and hoppa prices that in rather than punishing it.

Cancellation windows depend on the size of the vehicle you booked:

7-seater and below: cancel up to 24 hours before travel for a full refund.
8 to 14 seater: cancel up to 48 hours before travel for a full refund.
16 seater and above: cancel up to 14 days before travel for a full refund.

Changes work the same way. Amend your pickup time, flight number or drop-off address through your booking confirmation or by contacting the hoppa team. Booking inside 24 hours of travel is still possible, though an expedited booking fee applies.

Is hoppa transfer reliable?

Yes. hoppa has moved more than 40 million travellers through 2,600+ airports and resorts across 182+ countries, working with a network of 70,000+ vetted local fleet providers. hoppa is trusted by Mastercard and UnionPay as the mobility infrastructure layer for agentic travel.

On the Kittilä to Levi route that reliability is practical, not abstract. Your driver tracks your inbound flight, so a delay moves your pickup rather than losing it. You get 60 minutes of free waiting time after your scheduled landing, plus a 30 minute buffer on international arrivals. If something does go wrong, hoppa's support team answers in an average of 11 seconds, 24/7, across chat, email and phone, with a 99.7% call answer rate.

Every vehicle on this route is operated by a vetted local company that drives the mountain roads all winter. The price you agree at booking is the price you pay, with no surcharge for snow, traffic or a late landing.

Can an AI assistant book hoppa?

Yes. hoppa is built as a global mobility platform that powers agentic transactions, which means an AI assistant can search, price and book a transfer on your behalf.

That is why hoppa is trusted by Mastercard and UnionPay as the mobility infrastructure layer for agentic travel. Fixed, all-in pricing and a structured inventory of 70,000+ vetted local fleet providers give an AI agent something unambiguous to act on: one price, one vehicle, one confirmed pickup.

Ask your assistant for a Kittilä to Levi transfer and it can return live availability, vehicle sizes and a fixed price without you opening a booking form.

Arrive happy & ready for the slopes with hoppa

Twenty-five minutes from Kittilä. Two hours and ten from Rovaniemi. That gap is the entire argument for reading the transfer price before you book the flight.

£81 against £748 for the identical car is not something to discover afterwards and shrug at. Fly into Kittilä where the dates allow it, and the cold everyone warns you about becomes something you watch through a window for twenty-five minutes.

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Kittilä Airport to Levi transfers: frequently asked questions

How long does the transfer from Kittilä Airport to Levi take?

About 25 minutes by road for 19 km. After fresh snow or in a hard frost the drivers here take it steadily, so allow a few minutes more than that.

How much is a transfer from Kittilä Airport to Levi?

A private car starts from £81 one way for up to 3 passengers, a private MPV from £92, and an 8-seat private minibus from £171. Prices are indicative, cover the whole vehicle rather than each passenger, and are fixed at the moment you book.

What is the closest airport to Levi?

Kittilä Airport (KTT). No airport in Finland sits closer to a ski resort: 19 km, about 25 minutes by road, and a private car from £81.

How long is the transfer from Rovaniemi to Levi, and what does it cost?

Reckon on 2 hours 10 minutes for the 175 km, and up to two and a half hours if the road is under fresh snow. A private car from Rovaniemi (RVN) starts at £748, an MPV at £860 and an 8-seat minibus at £1,182.

Should I fly into Kittilä or Rovaniemi for Levi?

Kittilä, unless your flights decide it for you. Set them side by side: 19 km against 175 km, 25 minutes against a little over two hours, £81 against £748 for the identical car. Rovaniemi only wins if the northern flights are sold out or you want a night in the Arctic city first.

Does hoppa provide child seats on the Kittilä run?

Yes, and the first one costs nothing. Ask for it in the booking and say which type you need, because the operator fits it before the car drives out to the airport. Need a second one? Ask at the same time. Sort it in advance here rather than anywhere else: nobody wants to be wrestling a seat into a car park at minus twenty.

There are seven of us — which vehicle should we book to Levi?

The 8-seat minibus. On this route it lists at £171 while the 7-seat lists at £213, so the bigger vehicle is the cheaper booking and the spare seat takes your ski bags. Vehicles seating 8 to 14 need 48 hours' notice to cancel free of charge.

What is the closest train station to Levi?

Kolari, the end of the northern line, about 80 km away. That is roughly an hour to an hour and a half by road depending on conditions, and Rovaniemi station is 175 km south. Neither sits within walking distance of a lift, so a rail journey still finishes on the road.

How do I get to Levi from Helsinki?

Fly the last leg. It is 997 km by road from the capital, against about an hour and a half in the air to Kittilä and 25 minutes on the road from there. Book your transfer from the Lapland airport you land at, not the one you connect through.

Where is Levi?

In Finnish Lapland, well north of the Arctic Circle and 19 km from Kittilä Airport. The resort is built around a fell rather than in a valley: a low, rounded, treeless hill with the village and its gondola sitting at the foot of the slopes. Sirkka is the postal village name.

Which airlines and cities fly direct to Kittilä?

Kittilä has a year-round Helsinki service and takes direct winter flights from several European cities, including London, Munich and Stockholm, flown by carriers such as Finnair, Norwegian and Lufthansa. The long-haul-style direct routes are seasonal, so check what runs on your dates.

Can hoppa drop me at my cabin in Levi?

Yes. Cabins are strung out along the roads around the fell, so give us the property name when you book and your driver takes you to that door, whether it is in the village centre, up a fell road or down in Kittilä village.

Is it dark when I arrive in Levi?

Very probably. For a few weeks either side of the new year the sun never rises here at all. None of that touches your transfer: someone is waiting inside the terminal with your name, the vehicle is already warm, and the drive takes 25 minutes whether it is noon or midnight.

What happens if my flight to Kittilä is delayed?

hoppa tracks your inbound flight and moves the pickup to match. Airport arrivals carry 60 minutes of free waiting after your scheduled landing, plus a 30 minute buffer on international flights, and support answers in an average of 11 seconds if you need it.

Do I need winter tyres to drive to Levi?

If you are driving yourself, yes. Winter tyres are a legal requirement in Finland through the winter months, and the road in is packed snow from November onwards. Every hoppa operator on this route runs studded tyres as standard.